Search results matching tags 'Internals', 'Interoperability', 'Administration', and 'Architecture'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Internals,Interoperability,Administration,Architecture&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Internals', 'Interoperability', 'Administration', and 'Architecture'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Microsoft Document Watch for Operational Excellencehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2011/08/08/microsoft-document-watch-for-operational-excellence.aspxMon, 08 Aug 2011 19:59:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:37621KKlineBack when my day-to-day duties included database administration work and enterprise architecture, I became rather obsessed with the idea of <em>operational excellence</em>. I read everything I could on the topic. I made a list of favorites, which became somewhat shabby over time, as I dog-eared important pages and scribbled notes in the margins. (Perhaps that list of favorites might, in and of itself, make a good blog post). Fast-forward a decade and I'm still mightily interested in operational excellence for IT organizations. It's just that <em>so much </em>good material is available for free on the web.
Here's a run-down of several useful documents and downloads to improve overall operation performance for those of you in a Microsoft-centric IT organization:
<h3>Microsoft Operations Framework</h3>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;familyid=457ed61d-27b8-49d1-baca-b175e8f54c0c" title="Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)" target="_blank"><em>Microsoft Operations Framework</em> (MOF) version 4.0 guide</a> is practical guidance for IT organizations. With the release of version 4.0, MOF now reflects a single, comprehensive IT service lifecycle—it helps IT professionals connect service management principles to everyday IT tasks and activities and ensures alignment between IT and the business.
<h3>Infrastructure Planning and Design</h3>
The <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;familyid=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c" title="Microsoft Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide" target="_blank"><em>Infrastructure Planning and Design</em> (IPD) guides</a> are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
<h3>Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.2 (for IT Professionals)</h3>
The <em><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;familyid=02be8aee-a3b6-4d94-b1c9-4b1989e0900c" title="Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer" target="_blank">Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer</a></em> provides a streamlined method to identify missing security updates and common security misconfigurations. MBSA 2.2 is a minor upgrade correct minor issues and add optional catalog support.
<h3>Security Compliance Manager</h3>
The <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;familyid=5534bee1-3cad-4bf0-b92b-a8e545573a3e" title="Microsoft Security Compliance Manager" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Compliance Manager</a> provides centralized security baseline management features, a baseline portfolio, customization capabilities, and security baseline export flexibility to accelerate your organization’s ability to efficiently manage the security and compliance process for the most widely used Microsoft technologies.